Should players get a 5th year of eligibility?

[Ewekon]

They ALWAYS should’ve had five years of eligibility.

Asking a player who has to devote so much time to a sport, to also take on a full course load, and complete it in four years, is why so many athletes never graduate.

Give them five years so at least have a chance to fit in both sports and academia and have a legitimate chance to get a diploma.

It’s a win-win I have no problem with it.

They can study, stay, eat and workout for free during the summer sessions with minimal school class "interruptions". 4's ample.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

They can study, stay, eat and workout for free during the summer sessions with minimal school class "interruptions". 4's ample.

Just curious to get your take on this.

What would you consider the benefit to the fans, the players, the universities, and the coaches in limiting eligibility to four years instead of five?

I’m not seeing the upside for any of those four groups, so interested in hearing from you and others sitting on that side of the fence why the majority here on the BY support four year eligibility rather than five.

 

[Lafayette]

The issue is the players - for all those who got 4 years and were not paid a dime - getting a 5th year in the era of NIL and college payments is insulting.

 

[uconnfan68]

Once they opened the door with Diego Pavia this was only a matter of time. I wonder if 5 years is the stopping point. If you can get one year toward your masters, why punish folks in different masters programs?

Only a matter of time before players will be getting doctorates in basket weaving.

Will they need to actual attend those classes? Asking for UNC.

 

[navery12]

The issue is the players - for all those who got 4 years and were not paid a dime - getting a 5th year in the era of NIL and college payments is insulting.

Where do you draw the line? Should women not get the right to vote because women in the 1800s couldn't? What about UConn football players who now get to play D1 football when in the 90s they couldn't, is that fair? Or Solo Ball and Jaylin Stewart getting to play in the Big East for 3 years when Christian Vital had to play in the AAC for his 4 years.

 

[uconn_jack]

Base it on age then, not number of years. Cap it at 24 or something and let them play as many seasons until that age.

 

[uconnfan68]

Base it on age then, not number of years. Cap it at 24 or something and let them play as many seasons until that age.

BYU would be furious.

 

[Lafayette]

Where do you draw the line? Should women not get the right to vote because women in the 1800s couldn't? What about UConn football players who now get to play D1 football when in the 90s they couldn't, is that fair? Or Solo Ball and Jaylin Stewart getting to play in the Big East for 3 years when Christian Vital had to play in the AAC for his 4 years.

The line has been drawn - we had parity with Title IX and IMHO right up to COVID things were all good. COVID then had a wash year, so an exception was warranted and is now over. We are back to 4 years of play in 5 years of "college".

5 playing years is a systemic change to a problem that does not exist. This is not on any parity with voting rights whereby women were denied what men had. 5 years argument is like "I want 5 years because I want it.".

 

[HuskyHawk]

Just curious to get your take on this.

What would you consider the benefit to the fans, the players, the universities, and the coaches in limiting eligibility to four years instead of five?

I’m not seeing the upside for any of those four groups, so interested in hearing from you and others sitting on that side of the fence why the majority here on the BY support four year eligibility rather than five.

It benefits the players who want a scholarship out of HS that the older guys have to move on. Do you want a bunch of 30 year old guys who aren't good enough to go pro dominating college basketball? Because that's what you'd get. I am very glad the Covid year is finally gone. It benefits the fans who want to feel like these are college kids, not aging semi-pro players. It benefits the schools who likewise want these to be students who represent the university, each freshman class has guys they identify with who were freshmen with them.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

For the love of God let this stupid case end

 

[auror]

Since he gave arguments originally, revenue sharing has become a thing. A big part of the original denial was that the NIL was separate from the schools/basketball, so they could still technically pay him if they wanted even after he graduated. Revenue sharing is controlled directly by the schools, so it will be more interesting on appeal.